Event #1: $1,000 Mystery Millions Day 2 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-01-2025 18:22 UTC-8

Song Doubles Through Keisling

Kai Cocklin

Level 32 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Michael Keisling opened to 700,000 from early position and Stephen Song shoved 3,700,000 from the small blind. When it got back to Keisling, he confirmed the count and eventually dropped in a call.

Stephen Song: A♦Q♥ All in
Michael Keisling: A♥J♥

"Come on, jack!" said Keisling as the flop came 3♣10♦9♠. A 7♦ on the turn did give Keisling more outs with a gutshot, but the 7♠ on the river kept Song in the lead, earning him a double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Song	8,200,000 6,500,000	6,500,000

Michael Keisling	4,300,000 2,800,000	2,800,000

Tags: Michael Keisling Stephen Song

06-01-2025 18:23 UTC-8

Zollo's Aces Good For a Double Up

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

John Avelino

Level 32 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

The action started with Christopher Zollo raising to 600,000 from the hi-jack, Paul Choi called from the big blind.

The flop revealed 9♣8♦3♦, Choi went all in. Zollo snap-called.

Christopher Zollo: A♦A♣ All in
Paul Choi: Q♠9♦

Choi was looking for a nine or a queen to best Zollo's pair of aces but the 2♥ on the turn wasn't any help.

A 8♥ on the river wasn't able to help Choi claim Zollo's bounty and he doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Zollo	8,150,000 7,470,000	7,470,000
Paul Choi	3,025,000 6,275,000	6,275,000

Tags: Paul Choi Christopher Zollo

06-01-2025 18:23 UTC-8

Yaginuma's Jacks Hold

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Gabrielle Barredo

Level 32 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

The hand was ongoing with a pot of around 1,200,000 and a flop of 8♠4♠10♥ when Jesse Yaginuma fired 900,000 in late position to be called by Harlan Karnofsky bringing them to the turn.

The turn 7♣ dropped and Yaginuma shoved all-in for 3,150,000 after a check from Karnofsky. After a few seconds of thought, Karnofsky made the call for a heads-up showdown.

Jesse Yaginuma: J♥J♣ All in
Harlan Karnofsky: 9♥8♦

The board was completed with a 4♠ river which didn't improve Karnofsky's hand doubling Yaginuma up in the process.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jesse Yaginuma	9,000,000 3,900,000	3,900,000

Harlan Karnofsky	7,000,000 4,500,000	4,500,000

Tags: Harlan Karnofsky Jesse Yaginuma

06-01-2025 18:27 UTC-8

Go Gone After Blind Battle

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Jerome Solomon

Level 32 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Nicholas Go pushed all five million of his chips into the pot preflop from the small blind and Thai Dinh was more than happy to make the call.

Nicholas Go: A♥J♠
Thai Dinh: A♦K♦

Go was gone on the flop Q♦3♦7♦, as Dinh hit the diamond flush. The runout of 5♥2♣ didn't change a thing.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thai Dinh	13,850,000 12,905,000	12,905,000
Nicholas Go	Busted

Tags: Nicholas Go Thai Dinh

06-01-2025 18:28 UTC-8

Aalvik Eliminates Burgin

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Joseph Berg

Level 32 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Stephen Burgin was all in and at risk from early position for 2,700,000. Davis Aalvik then went all in from middle position for roughly 5,000,000 and the rest of the table folded.

Stephen Burgin: 7♦7♥ All in
Davis Aalvik: A♣K♠

The dealer ran out a board of K♣10♦7♣Q♣4♣ sending Burgin to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Davis Aalvik	8,100,000 4,900,000	4,900,000
Stephen Burgin	Busted

Tags: Davis Aalvik Stephen Burgin

06-01-2025 18:28 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
David Mzareulov	Busted

Long Nguyen	Busted
Stephen Burgin	Busted
Casey Yontz	Busted
Joonhee Yea	Busted
Colby Covington	Busted
Maxim Lykov	Busted

Sagi Amar	Busted
Veerachai Vongxaiburana	Busted

Norman Rodriguez	Busted
Vitor Dzivielevski	Busted

Nicholas Go	Busted
Patrick Mccormick	Busted
Ap Garza	Busted

Yayun Liu	Busted
Frank Clause	Busted
Liran Betito	Busted
Justin Ouimette	Busted
Juan Lopez	Busted

Demarco Howard Building Clinically

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Robert Jones

Level 32 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

After a raise from Liang Ruei Jiun sitting under the gun to 700,000, Demarco Howard bumped the price of admission to 2,100,000. After some deliberation, Jiun made the call.

The flop came out J♠9♠5♥ and the action checked through.

On a 4♣ turn, Jiun bet out 1,500,000 to be raised all-in by Howard. Jiun folded, and Howard is continuing to build closer to the 25,000,000 chip mark.

Player	Chips	Progress
Demarco Howard	24,000,000 1,200,000	1,200,000
Liang Ruei Jiun	6,000,000 2,200,000	2,200,000

Tags: Liang Ruei Jiun Demarco Howard

06-01-2025 18:37 UTC-8

Hughes Loses Race

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Jerome Solomon

Level 32 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

On the last hand of the level, Ryan Hughes bet his final 2.5 million chips and was called by John Bunch.

Ryan Hughes: A♥2♥ All in
John Bunch: K♦Q♦

Hughes was ahead in the hand after the flop 10♣J♠7♥, but Bunch's straight draw hit on the 9♦ turn. The hand was over before the dealer laid down the 6♦ on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Bunch	18,550,000 8,550,000	8,550,000
Ryan Hughes	Busted

Tags: John Bunch Ryan Hughes

06-01-2025 18:37 UTC-8

Zollo Celebrates Another Elimination

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Gabrielle Barredo

Level 32 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Christopher Zollo raised to 675,000 in late position to be called by Long Nguyen in the big blind. Both player saw the 6♥4♦J♦ drop on the flop and after a check, Zollo pulled out a tower of chips amounting to around 3,800,000.

Nguyen, with only about 2,500,000 behind, called risking his tournament life.

Long Nguyen: Q♥J♥ All in
Christopher Zollo: A♦7♦

Nguyen was ahead with a flopped pair but Zollo had outs including a flush draw. Zollo took the lead when his flush was completed with the K♦ turn. The inconsequential 4♣ river was dealt sealing Nguyen's fate.

Zollo fist pumped the air before scooping the pot as Nguyen left the table.